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instance�察�and have many singular instances of life in the last few
years among these islands。
The second volume is of ballads。 You know TICONDEROGA。 I have
written another�此 �THE FEAST OF FAMINE�察�a Marquesan story。 A third
is half done�此 �THE SONG OF RAHERO�察�a genuine Tahitian legend。 A
fourth dances before me。 A Hawaiian fellow this�察�THE PRIEST'S
DROUGHT�察�or some such name。 If�察�as I half suspect�察�I get enough
subjects out of the islands�察�TICONDEROGA shall be suppressed�察�and
we'll call the volume SOUTH SEA BALLADS。 In health�察�spirits�察�
renewed interest in life�察�and�察�I do believe�察�refreshed capacity for
work�察�the cruise has proved a wise folly。 Still we're not home�察�
and ��although the friend of a crowned head�� are penniless upon
these ��as one of my correspondents used to call them�� 'lovely but
FATIL islands。' By the way�察�who wrote the LION OF THE NILE�拭 �My
dear sir�察�that is Something Like。 Overdone in bits�察�it has a true
thought and a true ring of language。 Beg the anonymous from me�察�to
delete ��when he shall republish�� the two last verses�察�and end on
'the lion of the Nile。' One Lampman has a good sonnet on a 'Winter
Evening' in�察�I think�察�the same number�此 �he seems ill named�察�but I
am tempted to hope a man is not always answerable for his name。
For instance�察�you would think you knew mine。 No such matter。 It
is ´ at your service and Mr。 Scribner's and that of all of the
faithful ´ Teriitera ��pray pronounce Tayree´Tayra�� or ��GALLICE��
Teri´tera。
R。 L。 S。
More when the mail shall come。
I am an idiot。 I want to be clear on one point。 Some of Hole's
drawings must of course be too late�察�and yet they seem to me so
excellent I would fain have the lot complete。 It is one thing for
you to pay for drawings which are to appear in that soul´swallowing
machine�察�your magazine�此 �quite another if they are only to
illustrate a volume。 I wish you to take a brisk ��even a fiery��
decision on the point�察�and let Hole know。 To resume my desultory
song�察�I desire you would carry the same fire ��hereinbefore
suggested�� into your decision on the WRONG BOX�察�for in my present
state of benighted ignorance as to my affairs for the last seven
months ´ I know not even whether my house or my mother's house have
been let ´ I desire to see something definite in front of me ´
outside the lot of palace doorkeeper。 I believe the said WRONG BOX
is a real lark�察�in which�察�of course�察�I may be grievously deceived�察�
but the typewriter is with me。 I may also be deceived as to the
numbers of THE MASTER now going and already gone�察�but to me they
seem First Chop�察�sir�察�First Chop。 I hope I shall pull off that
damned ending�察�but it still depresses me�此 �this is your doing�察�Mr。
Burlingame�此 �you would have it there and then�察�and I fear it ´ I
fear that ending。
R。 L。 S。
Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER
HONOLULU�察�FEBRUARY 8TH�察�1889。
MY DEAR CHARLES�察 � Here we are at Honolulu�察�and have dismissed the
yacht�察�and lie here till April anyway�察�in a fine state of haze�察�
which I am yet in hopes some letter of yours ��still on the way�� may
dissipate。 No money�察�and not one word as to money� �However�察�I
have got the yacht paid off in triumph�察�I think�察�and though we stay
here impignorate�察�it should not be for long�察�even if you bring us
no extra help from home。 The cruise has been a great success�察�both
as to matter�察�fun�察�and health�察�and yet�察�Lord�察�man� �we're pleased to
be ashore� �Yon was a very fine voyage from Tahiti up here�察�but ´
the dry land's a fine place too�察�and we don't mind squalls any
longer�察�and eh�察�man�察�that's a great thing。 Blow�察�blow�察�thou wintry
wind�察�thou hast done me no appreciable harm beyond a few grey
hairs� �Altogether�察�this foolhardy venture is achieved�察�and if I
have but nine months of life and any kind of health�察�I shall have
both eaten my cake and got it back again with usury。 But�察�man�察�
there have been days when I felt guilty�察�and thought I was in no
position for the head of a house。
Your letter and accounts are doubtless at S。 F。�察�and will reach me
in course。 My wife is no great shakes�察�she is the one who has
suffered most。 My mother has had a Huge Old Time�察�Lloyd is first
chop�察�I so well that I do not know myself ´ sea´bathing�察�if you
please�察�and what is far more dangerous�察�entertaining and being
entertained by His Majesty here�察�who is a very fine intelligent
fellow�察�but O�察�Charles� �what a crop for the drink� �He carries it�察�
too�察�like a mountain with a sparrow on its shoulders。 We
calculated five bottles of champagne in three hours and a half
��afternoon���察�and the sovereign quite presentable�察�although
perceptibly more dignified at the end。 。 。 。
The extraordinary health I enjoy and variety of interests I find
among these islands would tempt me to remain here�察�only for Lloyd�察�
who is not well placed in such countries for a permanency�察�and a
little for Colvin�察�to whom I feel I owe a sort of filial duty。 And
these two considerations will no doubt bring me back ´ to go to bed
again ´ in England。 ´ Yours ever affectionately��
R。 L。 S。
Letter�此 �TO R。 A。 M。 STEVENSON
HONOLULU�察�HAWAIIAN ISLANDS�察�FEBRUARY 1889。
MY DEAR BOB�察 � My extremely foolhardy venture is practically over。
How foolhardy it was I don't think I realised。 We had a very small
schooner�察�and�察�like most yachts�察�over´rigged and over´sparred�察�and
like many American yachts on a very dangerous sail plan。 The
waters we sailed in are�察�of course�察�entirely unlighted�察�and very
badly charted�察�in the Dangerous Archipelago�察�through which we were
fools enough to go�察�we were perfectly in ignorance of where we were
for a whole night and half the next day�察�and this in the midst of
invisible islands and rapid and variable currents�察�and we were
lucky when we found our whereabouts at last。 We have twice had all
we wanted in the way of squalls�此 �once�察�as I came on deck�察�I found
the green sea over the cockpit coamings and running down the
companion like a brook to meet me�察�at that same moment the foresail
sheet jammed and the captain had no knife�察�this was the only
occasion on the cruise that ever I set a hand to a rope�察�but I
worked like a Trojan�察�judging the possibility of haemorrhage better
than the certainty of drowning。 Another time I saw a rather
singular thing�此 �our whole ship's company as pale as paper from the
captain to the cook�察�we had a black squall astern on the port side
and a white squall ahead to starboard�察�the complication passed off
innocuous�察�the black squall only fetching us with its tail�察�and the
white one slewing off somewhere else。 Twice we were a long while
��days�� in the close vicinity of hurricane weather�察�but again luck
prevailed�察�and we saw none of it。 These are dangers incident to
these seas and small craft。 What was an amazement�察�and at the same
time a powerful stroke of luck�察�both our masts were rotten�察�and we
found it out ´ I was going to say in time�察�but it was stranger and
luckier than that。 The head of the mainmast hung over so that
hands were afraid to go to the helm�察�and less than three weeks
before ´ I am not sure it was more than a fortnight ´ we had been
nearly twelve hours beating off the lee shore of Eimeo ��or Moorea�察�
next island to Tahiti�� in half a gale of wind with a violent head
sea�此 �she would neither tack nor wear once�察�and had to be boxed off
with the mainsail ´ you can imagine what an ungodly show of kites
we carried ´ and yet the mast stood。 The very day after that�察�in
the southern bight of Tahiti�察�we had a near squeak�察�the wind
suddenly coming calm�察�the reefs were close in with�察�my eye� �what a
surf� �The pilot thought we were gone�察�and the captain had a boat
cleared�察�when a lucky squall came to our rescue。 My wife�察�hearing
the order given about the boats�察�remarked to my mother�察�'Isn't that
nice�拭 �We shall soon be ashore��' Thus does the female mind
unconsciously skirt along the verge of eternity。 Our voyage up
here was most disastrous ´ calms�察�squalls�察�head sea�察�waterspouts of
rain�察�hurricane weather all about�察�and we in the midst of the
hurricane season�察�when even the hopeful builder and owner of the
yacht had pronounced these seas unfit for her。 We ran out of food�察�
and were quite given up for lost in Honolulu�此 �people had ceased to
speak to Belle about the CASCO�察�as a deadly subject。
But the perils of the deep were part of the programme�察�and though I
am very glad to be done with them for a while and comfortably
ashore�察�where a squall does not matter a snuff to any one�察�I feel
pretty sure I shall want to get to sea again ere long。 The
dreadful risk I took was financial�察�and double´headed。 First�察�I
had to sink a lot of money in the cruise�察�and if I didn't get
health�察�how was I to get it back�拭 �I have got health to a wonderful
extent�察�and as